Thats kinda what i was thinking it would be, in effect, new.
this is where you are confusing building a brand new reproduction against completely restoring an original vehicle
you can buy a brand new chassis... you will not lose the points or the reg but need a receipt to prove new
you can fit a brand new remanafactured original type engine, gearbox and braking system as per original spec and not lose points or registration
imagine you had a series 1, new chassis from Richards will not affect status or reg or points
remanafactured replacement engine will not change status as long as it is as per original and not an 200tdi or such
remanafactured gearbox again no issue
new brake drums , new springs, new shoes
all will not cause you to lose its id
Body counts for nothing in the case of a landy
All this must be noted is post SVA (ie after 1998) prior to this there were no such rules and there are many legit radically altered vehicles that post 1998 would have been classed as radically altered and required SVA and at one time a Q plate or nowadays often an age related plate dependant on build / component age.
Ive built kit cars, rods, V8'd tansit recovery vans etc etc as a teen in my uncles garage late 80's to mid 90's and you could do pretty much as you pleased
SVA put a stop to this post 98 and things got far tighter, you can still do all this but will fall foul of sva and the radically altered status meaning either a standard or enhanced sva is required.
however sva is not needed for a straight forward restoration of an old classic, it is simply a rebuild, up until recently I was still visiting his garage and joining in although it moved into the MG field and as i have said you can rebuild from the ground up using all new heritage parts and it will still be on its original plate.... however you could also build a brand new vehicle without starting with a rusted wreck and register as a new vehicle and get a brand new plate.... restore & rebuild compared to new build
Cheers Steve
Cheers Steve